Tech gains help propel Wall Street to record highs

Raquel Nash |Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Tech gains help propel Wall Street to record highs

The majority of US stocks managed to close at a higher note today as the news roaming around about the tax cut boosting the local economy goes astray and exuded great positivity for both the market and the investors.

Medtronic rose 5.3 percent, making it the top gainer on the S&P 500, after the medical device maker reported better-than-expected results and backed its forecast.

US stocks jumped and indexes hit record highs on Tuesday, led by gains in this year's top-performing technology sector.

The health care sector (+0.9%) also outperformed, led by Medtronic, which jumped 4.8% after reporting better than expected quarterly profits and reaffirming full-year guidance.

The S&P technology index gained 1.2%, helped by a almost 1.9% rise in Apple (AAPL.O) and 1.4% advance in Microsoft. The index has risen 38.6 percent this year, by far more than any other sector.

Wyoming Jobless Rate Increases Slightly In October
The number of employed, however, dropped by 200 to 99,000 and the civilian labor force dropped by 300 to 105,100. While the number of people unemployed has not changed, the people who are employed increased by 100.

Conductor in Ryan case gets bail, to be freed today
But the CBI , which is now probing the matter, gave him a clean chit and held a class 11 student responsible for the murder. Earlier in the day, the Gurugram District Court granted bail to bus conductor , Ashok, in the Pradyuman murder case .

Black Friday: Best Buy Hours 2017
The Amazon Fire 7 tablet will be available for an incredible £29.99, while the Fire Stick with Alexa remote will be just £24.99. Simply slot it into your set's HDMI port, connect it to Wi-Fi, and you'll find a rich array of content at your fingertips.

Police uncover stolen John Lennon items
Ono identified the objects from photos she was shown at the German consulate in New York, German media reported. In February, a leather jacket believed to have been worn by Lennon sold for £10,400 at an auction in England.

Dethrones Gisele Bundchen Who's Been Number 1
Kendall Jenner tops the Forbes list of world's highest-paid models of 2017 on Tuesday. $22 million: that's ₹142 crore. Yes, Kendall Jenner has taken the long lasting crown off Gisele Bündchen as the highest earning model in the world.

Man Utd trio still sidelined for Champions League clash
The Swedish striker will start on the bench once again. "Because he needs to play and because he's useful for us". Manchester United will be bidding to confirm their status as winners of Group A when they take on FC Basel at St.

Nick Carter accused of sexual assault by Melissa Schuman
She later signed with Carter's manager, Kenneth Crear, and says she again found herself in similar circles to her alleged abuser. Schuman alleges that the singer then raped her, and says: " The one thing I had held as a virtue had been ruined ".